Dear Michael,

a brief consultation with the OED suggests that dedication could be plausible:

"To dedicate (a writing or work of art) to a person by a short inscription (placed at the beginning of a writing, or beneath a picture, etc.), less formal than an ordinary dedication."

see in more detail at - http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/96648

Best wishes,

Pedro


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De: Societies for the History of Economics [[log in to unmask]] em nome de michael perelman [[log in to unmask]]
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Dugald Steward in his Account of Adam Smith wrote:

If he had not been prevented by Quesnai's death, Mr Smith had once an
intention (as he told me himself) to have inscribed to him his 'Wealth
of Nations.'

Does "inscribed" indicate the he would send him a copy or dedicate it
to him.  One source says dedicate, but I am unsure about believing it.

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Michael Perelman
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